Portugal

The country also banned sexual orientation-based discrimination in the move.

“The Lisbon Patient” is perhaps the oldest person in the world living with HIV.

If you can’t love yourself, well, that’s expected since no one loves you anyway.

A song that was remarkably less glitzy than the competition won the contest.

Jakub and David believe hateful responses to their videos helped persuade Portuguese officials to grant them an exemption to the usual document requirements.

Investigators are trying to confirm whether or not the killer was a rentboy.

Anibal Cavaco Silva has vetoed bills recently passed by Parliament that granted full adoption rights to same-sex couples.

Left-of-center parties used their outright parliamentary majority to ensure the bills passed Friday.

This time, the response was overwhelmingly positive.

Portugal’s parliament has rejected draft laws to allow same-sex couples to adopt children, despite a strong vote in favor by the left-wing Socialists which left the margin smaller than ever.

For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies, June is a month of pride and celebration. Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and counter-protests. In the United States, much of the celebrations have focused on a string of victories …

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s limited adoption rights for same-sex couples are in doubt after Parliament voted for a referendum on the divisive issue.

LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners’ children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals.

Portugal’s parliament Friday approved plans to legalize gay marriage, less than three decades after revoking the country’s ban on homosexuality, but rejected proposals to allow same sex couples to adopt. The bill passed with limited public controversy in what has traditionally been one of Europe’s most socially conservative countries. Reports AFP: After less than three […]

Portugal is poised to become the sixth European country to allow gay marriage, reports the Associated Press. It is expected to be voted on by lawmakers in January, and observers believe the law is almost certain to pass, as left-wing parties who are supportive of gay marriage occupy a majority of seats. If it’s approved, […]